Explain the distinction between relative and absolute poverty
What will be an ideal response?
Relative poverty is used to define people as poor by comparing their income and resources to those of other people in society. People may experience relative poverty, even if their incomes are higher than the government-set poverty line, if they do not have reliable transportation in a city where other people have cars and move about freely at will.
Absolute poverty is a measure of the minimum requirements needed for people to have basic standards of food, clothing, health, and shelter. The poverty line is a measure that is used by the U.S. government to determine the minimum amount of income people need to be able to afford these basic necessities. Anyone below this threshold is considered to be in poverty.
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liberal theorists b. conflict theorists c. functionalist theorists d. symbolic interactionist theorists
What is the ethnic paradox?
a. the portrayal of the problems of ethnic minorities as their fault rather than recognizing society's responsibilities b. the maintenance of one's ethnic ties in a way that can assist with one's assimilation in larger society c. the belief that one's own culture is not as good as the dominant culture in society d. the actions that cause better qualified Whites to be passed over for ethnic minority men
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false